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cer - outreach

Bekah Hollingshead talks about her experience of coming to Essex as a mature student after having several unprecedented gaps in my high school education.

Bekah Hollingshead

20 June 2023

Write2Speak - virtual summer school helps budding poets

Rachel Wier

17 November 2021

Justine Greening, former Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities visited Essex on 12 October, to film the launch of Make Happen’s Levelling up report.

Lucy Murray

19 October 2021

Franklin

27 September 2021

First in your family to go to university

Megan

27 September 2021

To help you overcome any challenges which may come your way, Megan (BSc, Psychology) has put together a helpful list of tips to make the university transition easier.

Megan

26 August 2021

Megan has learned how to study effectively at home during her first year of university while studying online and will be sharing some top tips to study at your best!

Megan Brown

10 August 2021

Phoebe is a second-year Economics student who is passionate about making a change in the world – and if she gets to make someone’s day better by one small act then she’ll be satisfied!

Phoebe Ng

10 August 2021

One of the best and worst things about growing up is that we go from every meal being provided for us to a point where we eventually have to sort out our own munch.

Franklin

10 August 2021

Simona Piakute

21 July 2021

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cer - outreach

Coming to University as a Care Leaver/Estranged student

Write2Speak - virtual summer school helps budding poets

Levelling up

Keeping my faith at university

First in your family to go to university

10 Essential Life Skills for University Life

How to study smarter, not harder

Preparing for college/sixth form: a quick guide on how to expect the unexpected

The 1.5 Life Hack: How to cook, save and eat well!

Making friends at University